Wednesday, March 2, 2011

This was my "taking Georgie to the vet" outfit; it needed to be comfortable and not easily wrinkled as I loaded Georgie in and out of the car and knelt down to hold her for the vet to examine (she's fine, by the way -- she had a back spasm that was causing her some pain when she jumped up).

I tucked the jeans into the short boots by tucking them first into a long, thick pair of gray socks. This kept the hem of the jeans firmly in place even when bending or sitting down. For a little sparkle I added this pretty hammered gold necklace I bought awhile back (I liked it so much I got one for my mom for Christmas too). I love the organic shapes of the circles and the way the necklace fills out the entire neckline.

that's a great tip on the boots - i find it's worthwhile to experiment with different socks, ways of layering/tucking with boots. you'll hit on the way that keeps everything in place.

when i'm wearing boots UNDER skinny jeans/jeggings, BEFORE i put the boots on i pull the jean leg over the boot leg (push the pant leg down to the ankle of the boot), then put my foot in the boot and fasten. you put the pants on the boots before you put either on your body. do with both feet, then pull up your jeans and no troubles adjusting everything (or getting jeans on over your boots).

these little tricks make a big difference....that's a wonderful casual/active outfit, and a really pretty necklace. give georgie a smooch from me! steph